If we are affected by the continued suffering of the Rohingya people in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine, it is a healthy sign that human solidarity still exists.

Who could fail to be unmoved by the sight of the Rohingya, who for decades have lived in that western state of Myanmar, being hunted down by the ethnic Rakhine majority, while the Myanmar military seems disinclined to lend a hand. The military (read: the state) should be protecting the